Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1920 — Page 1

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GETTING "ARKS” RfJY TO DEPORTOVER?OIIOOS” RUMORED THAT FIRST SI|P i LEAVE ABOUT JANUARY 10 WITF'DICJ'-LS TAKEN INTO COSTOOi-RE THAN 4,500 TAKEN IN DRIVE. Washington. Jan. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)- than 4,500 radl ’ cals have been taken into custody in the n tton-widr' d was learne<i today at the department of justice. The i suit, wh not yet corri P let ‘ ed, has exceeded expectations. The reds are still being apprehended, it w.J stated he great raid will shovJ a total far above that of the combined red rou’ of last year ’ Complete evidence against more than ? fflwrf th ,w held 18 111 the hands of the department and their deportations wil nade ’ d was stat ‘ ed The opinion was expressed that 90 per c nt. of tf eld wlll be deport " ed or convicted of criminal anarchy According to incomplete figures the raid J far h ;ted 2,616 cases in which the evidence is sufficient to deport. BE The department of justice has listed natMß of » reds and was stated today that there would be manyi more - J P*'

T»4ephone information from XT wa"k. N. J., brought the story that J.'> rifles unti a large quantity of high >x plosive bombs hail been fount! there Several ships will in- .led to depart the prisoners who make up a veritable “red army." it was stated at the department of labo-. Al Ellis island, it was 'ttmored the first of the new anarchists arks" would leave for Europe with deportees about Jan. I<>. The majority of those ai-ested are foreigners. Details of the oganization of two communists parties who sought to sovi< tfze the entire I’nited States were made public today by Francis P. Garvin, assistant attorney general, in charge of the round-up. The rev ohltionary movement in the country was the result of the third international soviet council held at Moscdw March 2 to the ti. 1913. it was stated. The attorney general by a long list of documents revealed that the organization in this country was a di- j rect result of the effort of Lenine and Trotsky who were directing it as much as they were able without the advantage of direct communication. . Indianapolis. Jan. (Special to Dally Democrat)—About 50 persons arrested in raids on alleged red head- I quarters throughout Indiana last 1 night were to be brought to Indian-1 apolis today for action by federal! officials. Department of justice agent--. <at-B rying 50 warrants, swooped down <m| rendezvous of agitators o|. r.itu." ' ■ Indiana cities last night. Lu. midij were made simultaneously, but th« local branch of Um department ha j not received comp: - i-|uei.- m ■ arrests early today. ■ Cities where the i..iiL vv •, • , included Fort Wayne .-•s 'l' "*■ Gary. Anderson. Clinton. Haute, and Vim emu - A' Joseph Zimnmrm: n. one tint- W lory of the socialist party in , and now engaged in tin' 111 cupation of running eery store, was arrested. brought to this city early today Early in the wm Zinmterma . brought before Judge charged with advocating to the army dralt. but ' •d on a teihmc.ili 1 ' lea ■ -{—(Special Washington. Jan. * Daily Democrat)- ' lore ‘ W' “reds" will be m M when he to* eminent completes n- ' ronnd up of revolutionary was estimated b'da' > ment of justice ■ The raids were still in « ' today. Rifles and bombs have to - taken in some of th.' F B. T’ ' K ‘■om.nissioner Geu-d » f tlon Caminettt th o “ Wnr maP him the local® i>" spread belore h ■ S’,,, which each raid w tH Several thousant ® (| —«.t Xthfet.it Nine o clock last Cf hour” which had weeks in ut ihMo;. Pron ’ Co: * -igsuts doselin itaa the government ■ U ; P '' t 'V ,,l, ""''."; ~n g imstied of them were t»

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trol Lgons a rried to jail The raid: iook p almost simultaneously Ker® man y small raids in t >wns btdK the cities. I« presen t the department of mEe other government ag, icies. tb le m, ' n wll ° combatted It he G<:'Pi es during the war. work busy Mining, in scores of jailJ cross lining the men and wotjen mat* 111 ov °r night. It . .--ttkpi-. tat large numbers woßdFbe tee during the day wile stii: are being brought in foi linger: Orders were issu d Kat dangerous radicals shuuld b« rged” and have their (infer p, taken before being iu|H l of ven if they were not 10l be heb this way the government is a complete record of iii|ptw>ii are considered at the bAtom t >’h radical agitation in Anpca INJO-EAP YEAR DANCE A be.. leap year dance was gleil byDelta Theta Tau sorer:fe ijist ng at the Masonic hall he-.f in guests and a very pleasr nt ive w as spent. The grand Arch I prompt at 9 o’clock led # Mis.-ie Connell and Norb"''t flolthodargaret Smith and Felix Mai.. ter programs of white gutters embossed on them, fofeisc the sorority coins. were filled b girls. Musis was furnished by h’s orchestra, which is gainimte a reputation. Punch Mis s during the evening. A Kgc ter of out of town guests Bfere nt. among them being Ruth iTaylrFort Wayne; Marian CoopBsr..lapolis; Miss Mary Hartzell, Keo; Paul Breide, Portland; IPualer, Markle, and Frank Durkot. Wayne. HOtC. MINTON AT METHODIST CHURCH. Bplon. R. C. Minton, attorney pf ndiana Anti-Saloan League. Wht been called Washington fifres since last June, and briefed |tb‘o for the supreme court and [wilie necessary amendments for Rhtliibition euforcemena law, will prat the Methodist church at IllioiiiGi'row morning in the inter|et the Anti-Saloon League. >le pso speak at 7:00 on the subject nexperiences in France. All a e fi to these services and will !> ■ i v/elcome. The evening service 41 be a great service. i torney S. P. McNaught. of Indiank, is to be the special speaker »e Presbyterian church on Sunevening, at 7:15. McNaughton done notable work as head of the irtive force charged with the res’ihility for enforcing the dry law. sntly ho picked up fifteen men. n bling table with $750 on it. and a of whiskey, in Peru. One of the who ran the joint was a member be City Council. This is only one he many coups he has made. It be worth your while to hear him iss Caroline Dowling returned ti school work at Kirkland, lillinob r spending two we.eks vacatior i her parents Mr and Mrs. Tho Dowling. Miss Dowling b icipal of the High school at thui e.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 3, 1919.

| MRS. DURKIN DEAD | Mrs. Mary Durkin, Well Known Lady of this City Died Last Night DIE TO PNEUMONIA ‘ At IL,me of Daughter, ( Mrs. J. W. Bosse —FunI eral Monday Morning I Mis. Mary Durkin, well known and highly respected lady of this city and one of the early residents of this county died very peacefully last night at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. W Bosse on First street after . a ten day’s illness from bronchia) L pneumonia. Mrs. Durkin was conscious to the very last minute and just a tew seconds before iter soul passed into eternity she spoke to members of the family and asked for a drink of water. She took sick a little over a week ago and gradually grew weaker until the death angel finally proved the conqueror. She was eighty-four years old last December 22, being born in County Mayo. Ireland, on December 22. 1835. Her maiden name was Mary McGinn. When she was six years old she went to England, living there until she was about i nineteen years of age when she came to this country and settled at SabinaClinton county, Ohio. There she married John Durkin, living there until September. 1882, when the family moved to this county, buying a farm in Washington township. Mr. Durkin died within two years after moving to this county, his death occurring on April Ist, 1884. After the children were raised she moved to this city and had been making her home with her sons and daughters from time to time, the last six or seven years being spent with her daughter. Mrs. J. W. Bosse. The children who survive, are: Mrs. Anna Eagan. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Will Bosse, this city; Mrs. Miria Coffee, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Charles Kitson. this city; John Djirkin, Hammond. and Thomas Durkin of this city. The funeral services will be held Monday morning at nine o’clock from the St. Mary's church of which she was a devout member. Interment will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery. RIII.ES on case .Judge Anderson Sustains the Demurrer of Delavan Smith and Automatically THROWS CASE OUT .Judge Held that Indictment was Made Under the Wrong Section (United Press Service! Indianapolis, Jan. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Federal Judge Anderson today sustained the demurrer to the indictment charging Delavan Smith, one-fourth owner and publisher of the Indianapolis News with having filed whole statements of own ership of the paper. The judge held that section 28 of the criminal code of the United States under which the 1 indictment was drawn does not apply to the offense with which Smith eras charged. ' This automatically throws the case 1 out of court unless District Attorney ■ Slack takes the case to the circuit ' court of appeals at Chicago. ' Smith with indicted October 21 after disclosures to the effect that the late Charles W. Fairbanks had • been a three-fourths owiner of the i- paper prior to his death in 1918 wert - made in probate court here. Smitl j was charged in the indictment witl ~ having tiled affidavits to the post .. master stating that he himself was , owner of the entire property. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS — r All automobile owners must hnvi (i their license tags or their cars by tin , t first of Febuary , JOEL REYNOLDS. Chief of Police o + + ++ + ++ 4.4. +++♦ 4* 4 ■s + THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 n++++++++4- + + + 4’ + + 4 is Light snow this afternoon, general it ly fair tonight and Sunday, risint | temperature Sunday.

| ( FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH I (Corner Monroe anil Fourth street-; ) I 9:30 A. M. Bible school. I lil:3o A. M. Holv Communion and sermon. 7:15 I’. M. Sermon. Rev E. V. Ghidoui of St. Louis, M.i . . i a native of Italy, born in Rome, a Professor of luitin and History in i, » College in Italy, but now an ardent | American, being in the United States 12 years, will have charge of morning 'and evening services. He wil] have a I great message al both services .so ( , don't fail at this opportunity to hear him. Come and bring your friend i BUYS INTEREST 1 . . William Linn Purchases Interest of Hugh Hite in Clothing Store I TO TAKE INVOICE — i Store Closed First Half of Next Week—A Well Known Young Man ( The Vance and Hite clothing store . will be closed Monday and Tuesday and possibly Wednesday of next wo -k . for the purpose of taking an invoke k of the stock of goods, preparatory *o| . turning the business over to the new ■ owners. O. I, Vance and William Linn, • the later having purchased the inter- - est of County Treasurer Hugh Hite. i The new partner is an excellent - young man and had several years experience in the clothing business h iv- ' ing worked for the Vance and Hite store for over four years He is ., 1 ' son of Councilman Fred H. Linn an I has a host of friends. J Mr. Vance is one of the best known men in the countv. He has been it i the clothing business in Decatur for over sixteen years and was associated with Mr. Hite in the business fur over eight years.. . • The new firm wil) be known as the . Vance and Linn Clothing store and , they will continue to give the public the same high class service an 1 1 good clothing. i t + NOTICE OF HEARING + 4> + + File No. 5047. + + Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 2 — + 1 + The Public Service Commission + + of Indiana will hold a hearing in 41 + the matter of the petition of the + •b Electric Light and Power Plant + + of Decatur. Indiana —for author- + * + ity to issue $75,000 of bonds. + a- on January 12. 1920. at 1:30 p. + + m.. in the rooms of the Public + + Service Commission. State + , + House. Indianapolis. Ind. + + G. VanAuken, Com. + + + 4- + + -! ,, ! , + + 4 , + + + + + + Albert Acker and son Robert returned to their home in Fort Wayne after spending their vacation at the ( home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Acker. Frank Doriot of Fort Wayne returned this morning after being the guest 1 i at the C. V. Connel home and attending the Delta Theta Tati dance last i evening. 1 __ ' Misses Fanny Heller. Josephine i Myers. Ruth Frisinger. Messrs George • Schug. Harrv Fisher. Guy Bess and l-l i :others who are students at Indiana, will return to Bloomington tomorrow j e to be ready for the opening of school y Monday t I Miss Gladys Flanders who is attend--1 i ing Miss Blakers school at Indian.tlapolis will return there tomorrow d after a two weeks vacation spent at e ; home. e ! — —— hl A number of local fans will go to h Huntington tonight to see the l)e- -- leatur High school team play the HuntIS I ington lads. Captain Max Teeple says his boys are in good condition and promises to give the champions la good run for the long end of the score. to I , . "’| C. J. Lutz has accepted an inv'aI tion to give a talk at the Presbyterian "church at Ottawa, Ohio on the night *I of the 18th ot January. The invitation through Mr. F. II Hubbard. ♦ Mr. Gray, the new county agent. t ). wants to get acquainted with every ig farmer in Adams county. Cull on him lat the county superintendents office.

CLOSE CONTRACT FOR BUTTERMILK Collis Products Company of lowa Contracts with Martin-Klepper Co. I WILL BUILD HERE ! Mr. Klepper Locates Plant to Manufacture Powdered Buttermilk A plant for the manufacture of powdered buttermilk, is the newest industry for Decatur The new concern will be located just w<;st of the Martin-Klepper creameries near the Clover Leaf sta tion and will be put in by the Collis Products company of Clinton, low? This concern has secured the grounds at that place and will ii'i--1 mediately begin the construction of ■a two story building. 40x59. it being I understood that the contract will be let to a Chicago concern. The contract to secure the buttermik from the Clover Leaf creameries was signed yesterday by a representative of the Collis company and Mr. W. A. Klepper representing the creatnerv. The buttermilk front the Bluffton plant will also be used here being ' brought over by truck. Three units will be installed and the buttermilk will be sprayed on two ton rolls. coming out in dry form, is i ground and will then he shipped to' St. Paul where it will be refined and shipped all over the world. The pr >- duct is tied by bakers as a substitute for sour mill; and comes to them like i baking powder. It is estimated that the buttermilk from the Decatur plant alone will produce 4(H).000 pounds of dry powd< red buttermilk per year an 1 |that from the Bluffton plant probably , half that amount. To many it will be news to know that powdered buttermilk is now being extensively used every where by bakers and this scientific article is said to excel all others as a builder of bread quality, for pancake flour, biscuits and other bakers goods. It j is claimed there are carbohydrates i and contains butter fat. I The new industry adds another to I the list of improvements for Deca' trl land will employ several men men and I v. omen. INTO THE DITCH Murray Scherer Forced to Drive His Car into the Ditch to jjet Out of Way OF AN ERIE TRAIN Was Coming to Decatur— Ford Badly Damaged— He Came up Smiling It was “beggar’s" choice with Murray Scherer last evening. He either had to drive his Ford Coupe downa fifteen foot enbankment or ke< p straight on and be hit by a Erie switch engine. He evidently figured out that he would have more ot •» chance to “come up smiling” if be went into the ditch with a ford on top of him than if the Erie engine “bumped" him, so he went down the | hill and today is still able to get around and considers himself a luckyfellow The acident happened at about 4 o’clock last evening as Mr. Scherer ■ was driving from Ohio City to Decatur. Coming to the railroad crossing at Bobo he was upon the track before he saw the Erie switch engine and > knowing that he could not get across, - decided to turn the ear down the ,-n- - bank ment. The Ford was badly da n- » aged, the lop being broken off and l the glass smashed into a thousand , pieces. Other damages were also • done to the car. Murray came out of the debris without a srratch Mr. Scherer called the Durkin gar- - age and his machine was towed n i and he proceeded to "dicker" for a I I new ear. i Mr. Scherer and Roy Gaunt recently purchased a furniture and undertaking establishment in Ohio City. r Roy Butler of the Ferguson Comi pany has returned from a visit with . 1 friends at Clevland, Ohio.

THE STUCKEY CASE The cases of Joe and Noah Stuckey and Russell and Anna Graulz, attest ed last August in (In- round up of util >■ mobile thieves operating between 'Toledo was disposed of last evening lin circuit court when all three of the male defendants entered plea of guilty before judge Sol. A. Wood Prls-i I sentances of one Io fourteen years wore imnesed and tin- sentance of Noah Stuckey and Russell Graulz. were suspended during good behavior. The I charge against Mrs. Grimtz was dis- ! missed. Joe Stuckey will start today for the State reformatory at Jeffersoa- ’ ville to begin serving his sentence. ■ | Journal Gazette. WIN ANOTHER Local Hij*h School Five Prove V ictors over (Jarrett H. S. Team WITH SCORE OF 51 TO 5 Eighth Grade Wins from Freshmen—Local Five to Huntington Tonight The Line-up: Decatur-51 Garrett-5 Myers F Steward i Kern-Butler F Nanians I Linn C Scisipger ' Baitzell G doran Teeple.-Keller G Berber Field Goals Ih-entur. Myers, 7; Kern. 9; Linn. 9; Garrett. Steward. ■1; Nanians. 1. Foul goals Decatur, 1 : Garrett, 1. Although somewhat late, ami a ; large number of basket bail fans ; tearing there would be no game, the Garrett high school basket ball team | arrived in this city at about 7:30 last ! clashed with the local basket ballet s, j The locals were out lot revenge an 1 I they sure got it. having defeated th.it (team by the final score of 51 to 5. j The locals had the lead over their (opponents at all times. registering ‘ baskets or placing the ball at any ( time or place they desired. In the preliminary played between | the Freshmen and the Eight grade’ 1 teams, the Eight grade five defeated ■ the Freshmen team by a score of 28 |to 24. Both teams were evenly matched. and the game- proved an interesting one, the score being close throughout the entire play. The game last night was a good work out for the locals as they jou.ney to Huntington tonight to meet the Huntington high school team. The locals have been playing excellent ball this year, and the clash wi;h Huntington this evening is predicted to prove a most interesting one. POCAHONTAS INSTALLATION The following officers were installed at the meeting of the Pocahontas last evening: Prophetess Cora Blosser. Pocahontas—Grace Reynolds. Wenonah —Celia Mayer. Keeper of Records Blanche Whitright. Keeper of Wampum- Rosina Lord. Powhatan Lawrence Lord. Guard of Teepee Clara Breiner. Guard of Forest —Euphemia Conrad First Warrior—Maude Bennett. Second Warrior Jennie Miller. Third Warrior Elizabeth Elzey. Fourth Warrior- Florence Bain. ( First Scout Orel Johnston. Second Scout —Blanche Knodle. ' First Counselor—Cannie Fristoe. Second Counselor Hila Murray. First Runner Jesse Burdg. Second Runner —Frances Smith. Musician Helene Fonner. I Drill Master—J. M Breiner. -j Installing Officer -Rosina Lord. VARIOUS CHANGES ON THE l INTERIOR OF STORES. I Now glass cases have been added to the ready to wear department of . the Boston store improving its ap- . pearance greatly. I I C. E. Baughman has made a deei-l---1I ed improvement in the interior i f J his store by having it papered and the I ' arrangement of the counters has been ! changed considerably. -I The grocery of G. C. Steele is as- , I sliming quite a progressive appe.i’"ijance with its new shelves, and other I additions. . | K. OF C. NOTICE The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held Monday i | evening. All members are urged tn Ibe present. G. K.

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